Real Madrid will look to continue their good domestic form when they run into Levante in the La Liga.
Real, if Barcelona win their early game against Mallorca, could be 11 points clear, so Jose Mourinho will be desperate to take home all three points.
Mourinho, however, knows it will not be a walk in the park. "The Levante field is difficult for everyone, not just Real Madrid," he said. "If it were an easy stadium for everyone and difficult for us, that would be one thing, but they haven't lost for some time now and I don't know if you all remember what the last game they lost was like.
"It is a difficult stadium and a complicated team. They have their style and it is bringing them results, but my team is committed, ambitious, and wants to win and to improve. We have a lot of injured players, but we are facing the match responsibly."
The injured players include Alvaro Arbeloa and Fabio Coentrao, who are set to face fitness tests before the game. "I don't know if I will be able to count on Coentrao and Arbeloa," Mourinho added. "They have to train today and depending on how they feel we'll see if they will play or sit on the bench.
Mourinho also revealed his forward line for the game, with both Gonzalo Higuain and Karim Benzema ruled out through injuries. "Cristiano Ronaldo will be the (No.) nine on the Levante pitch," he said. "(Angel) Di Maria and (Jose) Callejon will be forwards and (Mesut) Ozil will be the (No.) ten for the team. You don't have to wonder about the offensive lineup anymore."
For Levante, winger Nabir El Zhar could be available after missing the last three weeks, but Dariusz Dudka is still ruled out.
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Expected lineups: Levante: Munua; Lopez, Ballesteros, Navarro, Juanfran; Diop, Iborra; Rios, Barkero, Juanlu; Martins.
Real Madrid: Casillas; Ramos, Varane, Pepe, Essien; Alonso, Modric; Di Maria, Ozil, Callejon; Ronaldo.
Prediction: 4-1 t0 Real Madrid
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